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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Gay Talese releases statement saying neither he nor his publisher is disavowing The Voyeur's Motel and publisher says he will promote the book — In Gay Talese's forthcoming book, “The Voyeur's Motel,” about a Colorado motel owner who spied on his guests for years without their knowledge …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Gay Talese addresses discrepancies in his new book The Voyeur's Motel and says he should not have believed his main source — In his forthcoming book, “The Voyeur's Motel,” acclaimed journalist and nonfiction author Gay Talese chronicles the bizarre story of Gerald Foos …
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Alan White / BuzzFeed:
UK publisher Archant announces The New European, a pop-up paper for British “dismayed by Brexit”, for an initial run of 4 issues — The New European, published 8 July, is described as a “pop-up paper” which took Archant just nine days to conceive and get into newsagents.
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Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Major Political News Outlets Offer Interviews for Sale at DNC and RNC Conventions — For high-rolling special interests looking to make an impression at the presidential conventions next month, one option is to pay a lot of money to a media outlet. Lobbyists for the oil industry, for instance …
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T. Rees Shapiro / Washington Post:
Reporter's notes submitted to court in Rolling Stone defamation case for UVA rape story show early inconsistencies in claims of the primary source, “Jackie” — Rolling Stone journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely spent five months investigating a shocking claim of a gang rape at a University …
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New York Times:
Black-owned media companies, smaller and resource-constrained, losing influence on black culture as media landscape consolidates — For the black community in Chicago and elsewhere, Johnson Publishing Company represented a certain kind of hope. — The company's magazines …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple in exploratory talks to acquire Tidal, Jay Z's streaming music service; Tidal held similar talks with Rhapsody last year — Sources say talks are ongoing and may not result in a deal — Apple Inc. is in exploratory talks to acquire Tidal, a streaming-music service run by rap mogul Jay Z …
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John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
Apple accuses Spotify of asking for “preferential treatment” after app rejection complaint, says Spotify is “publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths” — “We find it troubling that you ... are publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths about our service."
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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The Washington Post is using Slack to create a reader community focused on the gender pay gap — Slack, already an indispensable tool within newsrooms, is becoming a surprisingly effective community tool for publishers as well. — Back in April, The Washington Post launched Pay Up …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Data analysis by analytics startup Canvs shows hate is the emotion that most drives TV viewership — Study by startup Canvs finds ‘hate’ is the emotion most strongly associated with TV tune-in — One of the true pleasures of HBO's “Game of Thrones” the last few seasons has been seething …
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:
President Obama Signs FOIA Reform Bill into Law on 50th Anniversary — President Barack Obama today signed a bill that significantly reforms and improves access to public records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The signing marked the culmination of open government advocates' battle …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Q&A with NPR CEO Jarl Mohn on podcasting, millennial listeners, and audience retention — National Public Radio President and Chief Executive Jarl Mohn says podcasts can be the gateway to getting younger listeners hooked on the electronic medium their parents grew up with.
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